Vest-pattern



(No Model.)

' E. SHIVELY & M. E. CLARK.

VEST PATTERN. l

No. 330,162. Patented. Nov. 10, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELISABETH SHIVELY AND MARY E. CLARK, OF TOANA, NEVADA.

VEST-PATTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,162, dated November 10, 1885.

Application filed April 29, 1885. Serial No. 163,837. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ELISABETH SHIvELY and MARY E. CLARK, both residents of Toana, in the county of Elko and State of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vest-Patterns; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of our improved vest-pattern, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a vest constructed according to and embodying our improvements.

The same letters refer to the same parts in both the figures.

This invention relates to the construction of vests; and it has for its object to provide an improved pattern for the construction of vests which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness, durability, and general efficiency.

WVith these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction of the said pattern, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates the body of our improved vest-pattern, which consists of the sides B B, the upper ends of which are connected by a yoke, G. The armholes D D are cut from the adjoining sides of the yoke and the side pieces, as shown, and the upper edges of the said side pieces are provided with inwardly-projecting extensions E E, which, when joined together, will form the neckband. The latter will be joined to the yoke G by the seam F, as shown in Fig. 2

of the drawings, and the back G is made of a single piece of material suitably attached to the inner edges of the side pieces and to the lower edge of the yoke, as shown. The application of suitable binding-lining and finishing completes the vest.

In vests as ordinarily manufactured the back, or lining, as it is frequently called, is attached to the front pieces at the upper and lower edges of the armholes, where the wear is actually greatest, and at which points, owing to the weakness resulting from such construction, the vest will usually first become worn or give way. I 7

By our improved construction the armholes are protected all around, and the yoke passing around the neck and back imparts great ad ditional strength. The vest-pattern is constructed of a single piece of material. The construction is simple and labor-saving, and a more neatly-fitting garment may be produeed.

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States A vest-pattern consisting of a single piece of material cut into an irregular inverted-U- shaped form, having an elliptical opening near each curve, an irregular-shaped incision connecting said elliptical openings, and a short incision connecting said irregular incision with the edge of the pattern, whereby the pattern can be made to fit the body of the wearer, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereunto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ELISABETH SHIVELY. MARY E. CLARK.

Witnesses:

A. P. SHIVELY, GEo. J. CLARK. 

